Maria Morari, a blind orphan from Moldova, has her right eye examined by Dr. Ming Wang during a pre-operative visit to his office in October.

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Maria Morari, the blind girl from Moldova that a Nolensville family brought to the United States to give her a better chance at life, got some extra help from Nashville's entertainment industry.

She and her host parents, Steve and Lynn Hendrich, were special guests at the annual gala of the Nashville Association of Talent Directors on Tuesday night. A limousine picked them up at their home and then delivered them back to their front door with $20,000. The organization gave them $5,000, a board member pitched in the same amount, and then the Academy of Country Music matched those gifts.